He once played a swat officer and a movie now LL cool day is fighting crime once again the rapper and actor took down a would be robber inside his studio city California home this morning. The LA -- says the suspect broke into the house and apparently tripped the alarm system. El -- whose real name is James Todd Smith. -- out of -- called the cops and -- the suspect until authorities can get there the suspect had some minor injuries he's being charged with burglary.

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